Corset.



A. IVICCONNELL.

CORSET.

APPLICATION man MAR.22, 19u.

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CORSET.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.22. 191i.

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CORSET.

Application filed March 22, 1917.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that 1, ALBERTA MoCoNNnLL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lorain, in the county of Lorain and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corsets; and l do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as 'will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine.

My invention relates to improvements in corsets and has for its primary objects the provision of a corset to be laced from the lower end to the upper end so as to raise and hold in position the female organs thereby relieving downward pressure on said organs, this being very valuable in the various womb and ovary troubles.

Another object of the invention is to provide a corset which may be worn to replace the ordinary rubber belt worn by patients after an operation, since it is well known that the ordinary belt cannot be worn with the corsets now on the market.

With these and numerous other objects in view, my invention resides in the novel features of construction and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevation of the corset showing the fastening means;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on the plane of the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the corset; and,

Fig. 4c is a horizontal section on an enlarged scale taken on the plane of the line 4me of Fig. 3.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

Referring n ow more particularly to the drawings it will be seen that the corset 1 is composed of two sections 2 and 3 which may be formed of any suitable material, said sections being secured together at the back of the corset by a strip of porous material 4 for the purpose of permitting circulation of air through said strip and into contact with the body.

The porous strip t has adjacent its edges long narrow stays 5 inserted in pockets 6 formed from the edges of the strip which connects the two corset sections, for slightly stiifening the back of the corset and to serve as a means for strengthening the edge of Specification of Letters Patent.

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Serial No. 156,639.

said strips, said stays having their lower ends spaced from the lower end of the corset.

Spaced from each of the pockets 6 in which the stays 5 are inserted are additional pairs of long narrow stays 7 inserted `in pockets 8 and of substantially the same length as the lirst named stays 5 to stifl'en the corset and having the lower ends spaced from the lower end of said corset to leave a liexible portion at said lower end. Additional stays 9 are spaced from the pairs of stays 7 and inserted in pockets 10, said stays being shorter than the other stays 7 and also wider, these stays being positioned so that their lower ends will strike the body at a point above the hips, thereby lavoiding the discomfort of having the stays extend down over the hips. l

At points spaced from the adjacent front edges are vertically spaced eyelets 11 extend ing from the lower end of the corset to points midway the `length thereof. From said points to the upper end of the corset are hooks 1Q spaced from the adjacent edges thereof' and in order to make comparatively stift' edges and to hold the eyelets and hooks in their proper relation when the edges of the corset are drawn together', stays 13 and 13 are inserted in pockets 14 adjacent the edges and carrythe aforesaid hooks and eyelets 11 and 12. rThe stays 13 carry the eyelet openings 11 which are closely arranged so that when the corset is laced the same will be perfectly smooth and will snugly fit the body, and the stays 13j carry the hooks 12 which are also closely arranged for the same purpose as that of the eyelets. Adjacent the other edge of each row of eyelets and hooks are additional pairs of stays 15 which are spaced apart and are of substantially the same length as the wide, short stays 9.

When the corset is to be placed on the body a lace 17 is passed through the eyelets 11 in a serpentine manner as shown and tied at the aforesaid midway points and then in the same manner over the hooks 12 and then tied at the upper end of the corset. lt is readily seeii that in applying the corset as above described, it may be tightened or loosened as desired and in View of the fact that there are very few stays, it will be well adapted for use as a maternity corset.

The lace 17 would ordinarily cut into the body and to overcome this objection, a vertically disposed Hap 18 is secured to section 3 of the corset at a point spaced from the front edge thereof and is adapted to extend across the space between the adjacent front edges and beneath the lace, 'saidflap having vertically arranged pockets 19 to receive stays 20 therein, said stays preventing the lace lfrom cutting the body and the flap also prevents wrinlling of the corset. The stays 20 are of such a length as to have their lower ends terminate at a point slightly below the upper end of the rows of eyelets and are disposed onthe front face of the flap 18 so that the .flap presents a perfectly smooth surface to contact with the body of the wearer. t

It is readily seen that by lacing with eyelets to the middle of the waistline and from there to the top by hooks, the wearer will be enabled to lace tightly to the waistline, and by tying here, may lace loosely to the top or vice versa. By providing the hooks from the waistline up the wearer, in removing the corset, may unlace from the top to the waist; line and then simply loosen the lace in the same manner a shoe lace is loosened and then easily and quickly remove the corset.

By fastening'at the waistline and lacing loosely to the top as above stated the wearer is permitted great Jfreedom of motion of the upper parts of the body without inconven-l ience. n

From the foregoing description of the construction of my improved corset, the manner of applying the same to use and the operation thereof will beireadily understood and it will be seen that I have provided a Gopies nt this patent may be Abtained for simple and eiiicient corset for carrying out the objects of my invention.

I claim A corset comprising two sections secured together at the back of the corset by a vertically extending strip` of porous material, a pair of stays parallel with and adjacentsaid strip, additional stays spaced from the other stays and having their lower ends spaced from the lower end of the corset, the adjacent front edges of the sections being provided with a lace for securing them together, a pair of pockets adjacent and par allel to said front edges, a pair of short stays inserted in said pockets and extending from the upper end of said pockets to points substantially midway their lengths, hooks on said stays, a second pair of short stays inserted in said pockets and extending from the lower ends of the pockets to points adj acent the lower ends of the other short stays, spaced eyelets in said second pair of stays alining with openings in the pockets, said lace being passed in a serpentine manner through the eyelets from the lower end to the midway' point and then in the same manner over the hooks to be tied at the top of the corset.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERTA MGCONNELL. Witnesses A. M. WAGNER, J. J. EWERS.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

